Film · 1964 · Films · 1960s
Fail Safe
Two parallel scores from 167 z-qualifying reviewers and 171 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1960s (1,929 peers).
Z-normalized corrects for reviewer bias (every reviewer re-centered onto their personal scale). Raw average uses simple mean across the broader pool including stddev=0 reviewers.
Where this title sits
Z-normalized percentile · 1,929 peers in Films · 1960s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.644 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 8.34 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 8.37 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.517 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 167 / 171 |
Summary
During the Cold War, a technical malfunction sends a squadron of U.S. bombers past their fail-safe point with orders to drop nuclear weapons on Moscow. As recall efforts fail, the American president opens a tense hotline dialogue with the Soviet premier, desperately searching for a way to prevent the accidental strike from triggering all-out nuclear war.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
167 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.644. DB2 raw mean = 8.37.
90% CI-floor = +0.517. Thin samples penalized.
Global 94 / cohort 92.3. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1960s
